- Date
- November 15, 1974
- Place
- Griffith, IN · GRIFFITH, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5453SCessna 337B
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741115042829A
- Case key
- 144445
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3979 74/11/15 GRIFFITH,IND CESSNA 337B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 516 TIME - 1610 N5453S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFITH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRIFFITH,IND UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN STALL IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WITNESS OBSVD R ENG RUNNING DRG TAXI,STOPPED DRG TKOF ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5453S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Griffith
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5453S · 1
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